Dust Collection #3: Fine!....... particles that is

Looks like your lungs should be celebrating Thanksgiving. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice find! I too was going to build one at first, with ducted pickups throughout the shop, bought a big 4 speed industrial blower, now sitting up in the rafters in the garage for 10 years. :) I did the same thing, I wired the two I have to a wall switch and a timer so I can turn them on while I’m there then leave them running for a while after I’m done and they shut off.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Nice, I whish I could own something similar, I know my lungs will be happy to have it, but how you dare setting that monster in top of your R4511!!!! ;)

Alonso

-- The things I make may be for others, but how I make them is for me.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Charlie – actually my lungs couldn’t make it for the thanksgiving dinner, but they RVSP for the holidays in Dec.

Curt – so did you end up building something with a blower? or is that an industrial air cleaner? would love to see pics of what it’s setup as.

Alonso – I’m pretty sure it scratched the beejeesus out of the granite as I put it on there, luckily, Im not anal about scratches. as long as it’s in 1 piece.

for what it’s worth, I don’t think it’ll see much use currently. but for the price. I figured later on it would be a good investment.

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Very nice!!

Somebody CraigsListed TWO of the Grizzly versions a month ago. Sounds like her father passed on, and she was cleaning house. I hesitated and missed them. Something like $125/each.

While I’m pretty impressed with my $20 box fan and 3M Filtrete filter … I can only imagine how much better a “proper” air cleaner would do.

Neil
Still awaiting scheduling from the electrician ;-)

-- -- Neil

Thanks Neil, I had a box fan as a ‘temp’ minimal solution while I conjure something better, but its just far different than a large blower air cleaner, you realize that the moment you turn on the switch on both of those. I highly recommend either getting one (CL deals) or building something with a furnace blower – which was my original plan.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Great. I’ve got the box fan thing I built but I’m sure it’s not nearly as effective as the unit you’ve got. I’ve seriously got to think about buying or building one. Long term exposer can’t be good.
take care.

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Thanks Dan.

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PurpLev, it’s a blower like you find in furnaces just a bit bigger. Didn’t build anything with it, landed up getting two Trend-Lines 12” square air cleaners like you got. 12” so I could mount them up between the joists so I wouldn’t bang my head.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Good find Sharon enjoy.

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Thanks!

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

PurpleV, I have had the remote control version for a few years now. It works great as long as you clean the static filter regularly. I needed it this last Saturday when I blew the dust out of my overhead heater. It cleaned the shop air quickly. I also run it when I spray laquer. It catches the floating particles and helps keep me from getting high. You did good, congrats.
KHOP

-- How am I doing? Better than I deserve. Dave Ramsey

Thanks khop... thats good to know. so it keeps you from getting high? ... not sure I like that idea… lol

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While no price paid was given above that I noticed, this looks an awful lot like a gloat…

I am planning on an air cleaner build in the near future, the commercial ones are nice, but I want to make sure I can get off the shelf replacement filters, preferrably the 3M Filtrete Ultra Allergen (.3 micron) filters. I can get those reasonably inexpensive online by the case…

The question is, are there any commercially available air cleaners that use standard HVAC filter sizes?

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I guess this would be considered a gloat. I just don’t like to be too flashy… although the price I paid for the cleaner was close to the price of a new filter…

I don’t think the commercial air cleaners sized to take standard HVac filters (which is what I have on my box fan currently as well). and I believe this is done for marketing reasons (they do want to sell their products and make money too). for what it’s worth. the electrostatic filter has a warranty of 10 years. so it seem to justify it’s price ($49) as the HVac filters do need to be replaced (As far as I know – stated on the packaging itself) which adds up. looking at the construction of this air cleaner, and the filters, I don’t think they would need replacement too often. which wouldn’t add up much.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.